Gutter-hanger



M. RACHLIN.

GUTTER HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.29. 1920.

1,392,966; Patented 001;. 11? 1921.

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MAX RACLIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO PATENTED METAL'WARE CORPO-RATION, OF BROOKLYN, NE/V YORK,- A CORPORATION F NEW YORK.

GU 'ITER-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

Application led April 29, 1920. Serial No. 372,698.

' ication.

The present* invention relates to supports or brackets y forsupportingzrV roof-gutters.

, The invention pertains more particularly to extensible roofgutterbrackets of the type described in my application for U. S. LettersPatent, Seria-l No. 353,971, filed dan. 26,1920. ln this application aroof-gutter bracket is described, comprising a bar adapted to be placedtransversely across the upper open edge of a roof-gutter, said bar beingcomposed of two longitudinally adjustable sections, having their ends inover lapping relation and provided with apertures, in combination with afastening element entending through alined apertures in the overlappingends of said sections, said fastening element serving at the same timeto attach to the bar an arm, which is adapted to be secured to the roofof the building.

The main object of the present invention is to so construct the sectionsof the said bar that a rigid construction is obtained, for properlysupporting the gutter.

Another object is to produce a gutter`support or bracket of the typementioned, which is simple in construction, durable, and one which iscapable of manufacture on a commercial scale, that is to say one whichis not so difficult to make as to be beyond the reasonable cost of sucha contrivance.

1With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafterdescribed, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be madein the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims, without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages o f the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which l Figure l is a side elevation,partly in section, of a bracket constructed in accordance with thepresent invention, showing the saine in position upon a roof and gutter;Fig, 2 is a top plan view of the bar portion of Vthe bracketjFig. 3 is alongitudinal sec,-l

tion taken throughthe bar, on a larger scale; Fig. 4 is a section takenAon line 4 4 of F ig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one end ofthe said bar.

ln the drawings the numeral 10 indicates a bar or member, which isadapted to be placed transversely across the upperopen end of aroof-gutter. This bar is made up of two sections, denoted by thenumerals 1l and 12. The section 12 is of inverted U-shape incross-section, and adapted to telen scope into the section 11, thelatter being also of inverted U-shape in cross-section, the free ends 18of its parallel legs 14C being bent inwardly toward each other, asclearly appears from Fig 4 0f the drawings. These inwardly bent portionsserve as a supportk y for the bar section 12, the legs 15 of the section12 abutting against the said inwardly bent portions throughout theirtelescoped lengths. The sections 11 and 12 are provided adjacent theirmeeting inner ends with longitudinal rows of apertures 16 and 17,respectively, and through registering apertures of the two rows isadapted to be extended a fastening element, for instance, a screw bolt18, to hold the two sections in adjusted position. This screw serves atthe same time to attach the bar 1() to an upwardly extending arm 19,which is secured by nails 20, or othervs'rise, to the roof 21, fromwhich the rain water is to be carried off.

The outery or free end of the bar section 11 is hook-shaped, as shown at22, its open portion, being disposed downwardly and adapted to receivethe outer beaded edge 23 of the gutter 24s, the beaded edge beinginserted within the hook, and the latter then bent so as to engage andbe partly closed around the said edge. If desired, some fasteningelement may be extended through an aperture 25 in the hook-shaped.portion 22 of the bar section 11, said fastening element being driveninto the beaded portion of the gutter.

The outer or free end of the bar section 12 is flattened and bentupwardly as shown at 26, and thence downwardly upon itself as indicatedat 27. The portions 26 and 27 are provided with apertures 28 and 29,respectively, which are adapted to aline with each other when saidportions 26 and 27 are bent so as to lie in parallel relation, in whichthey embrace thatupper edge of the gutter which is disposed opposite tothe beaded edge 23 thereof. A nail 30, or other suitable element, isdriven through the apertures 28 and'29 and through the adjacent portionof the wall of the gutter, said nail being driven into the wall 31 ofthe structure, upon which the gutter is to be positioned. 'Y'

The free end of the portion 27 oi the bar section 12, is provided with aprong 32, which is adapted to be driven through the wall of the gutter,so as to form additional means for securing the bracket thereto.

The bar 10 is preferably made of sheet metal, and, vby reason of itssections being longitudinally adjustable in relation to each other, thesupporting bracket may be made to ffit roof-gutters. of various widths.1n adjusting the bracket, it is only necessary to remove the bolt 18 andto shift the sections 11 and 12 into proper position, and then insertthe bolt so as to clamp them together. Inasmuch as the bar sections areU-shaped in cross-section, a rigid structure willv be obtained.Furthermore, sincethe bar section 12 is abutting throughout itstelescoped length against the inwardly bent ends 13 of the legs of thesection 11, relative movement between the inner ends of the bar in avertical plane is effectively prevented.

TWhat l claim isz- 1. A gutter hanger comprising a bar adapted to beplaced transversely across the 'upper open end of a gutter andterminally secured to the upper edge portions thereof said bar beingformed of an inner and an outer section slidably secured together, theouter section having inwardly projecting flanges for bodily supportingthe inner section and means for securing the sections in desiredadjusted position.

2. A gutter hanger comprising a bar terminally secured tothe upperedgeportions. ot a gutter, said bar being formed in cross section ofinverted substantially U- shaped inner and outer members slidablyVsecured together, said outer member having inwardly directed ianges forslidably supporting the inner section within the outer section and meansfor securing the sections in desired adjusted position. y

3. A gutter hanger comprising a s ectional sheet metal bartelescopically secured together, Vthe outer end of one section beingformed of a bendable hooked portion to be crimped over the beaded end ofthe gutter and the outer end of the other section being upwardly bent atright angles to the section thence downwardly and terminating in asharpened prong for penetrating the opposite upper edge of the gutterwhen the end Y of the last mentioned section is pinched together. Y

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this10th day of March A. D. 1920.

MAX RACHLIN.

